Abraham’s Family Touched by False Worship—In that age, idolatry was fast creeping in and conflicting with the worship of the true God. But Abraham did not become an idolater. Although his own father was vacillating between the true and the false worship, and with his knowledge of the truth false theories and idolatrous practises were mingled, Abraham kept free from this infatuation. He was not ashamed of his faith, and made no effort to hide the fact that he made God his trust. He “builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord” (The Youth’s Instructor, March 4, 1897).{1BC 1092.3}

Abrahams familie berørt af falsk tilbedelse. - I den tid sneg afgudsdyrkelse set hurtigt ind og konfliktede med tilbedelsen af den sande Gud. Men Abraham blev ikke en afgudstilbeder. Selvom hans egen far vaklede mellem den sande og falske tilbedelse, og med hans kendskab til sandheden blev falske teorier og afgudsdyrkende praksis blandet, holdt Abraham sig ude fra denne forgabelse. Han skammede sig ikke over sin tro, og gjorde ikke noget for at skjule at han havde sat sin lid til Gud. Han ”byggede et alter på Herren, og kaldte på Herrens navn " (YI 4. marts, 1897).